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The healthcare industry is lava-hot for job seekers. And, healthcare occupations get even hotter if you pay attention to which metro areas offer the most jobs at above-average pay. See PayScale's list of hotspots for healthcare occupations. View Methodology

The hotspot score for each metro area is an index based on the number of healthcare jobs available per capita in that location and how well those jobs pay, compared to the national average. An index higher than 1 means the metro area offers a better combination of those two factors than other US metro areas.